Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-29
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
For this section cooler, fair weather, Ii ght Il
fresh becoming fresh to brisk northwesterly winds
CHURCH SERVICES, &C., TO MORROW
Christ Chmch-Services at II a. M By Prof
Crawford. and at 7:30 meeting of the Semi
nary Alliance.
st. Paul's Giurch.-Services at II a. m.
and p. m. by Rev. Or. Norton.
Grace Church.-Service at II a. ~. by
Mr. Jacob Heinricbs, and at $50 p. M. by
Mr.. II. NJ. Dixon.
81. Mny's Church.-Nass at 7 and II a.
IN. and sermon, by Rev. Father DeWolfe and
Vespers at 4 p. m.
First Presbyterian Ouch-Service at IL
q. IN. BY Rsv John Knox.
Second Presbyterian Aurch.-Services at
II a. m by Mr. Hugh Taylor, and at 7:30
y. m. nv Mr. X s. Miller.
Baptist Chmch.-Services at II a. m. by
Rev T. J Villers, of Rochester Seminary,
and at 100 p. m. by Rev. G. w. Quick, of
Grocer Seminary.
Primitive Baptist Church. Preaching at
II a. IN. by Elder w. NJ. Smoot.
Trinity Meth. EpiS. ChMch.-Services at
II q. u. by Rev MIR Holt, OF Garrett Bibli
cd Institute, and at 1850 p. nj. by Rev. Mr..
Casv. of Drew Theological Seminary.
Meth. EDis Church South.-Services at II
a. m hy Rev l. II. Moore, and ai7:30 p. m.
10y Rev L. P Compton, both OF Drew Theo-
Logical Seminary, Madison, n. J.
Meth. Prot Chwch.-Services at IL a. m.
by Raw z. NJ. Stone. of Rochester Samina-
", and at 7:3O p. IN. by Rev. Mr.. Davis, of
Westminster Seminary. General expert
ence and conservation meeting at 2 p. M,
addressed by Rev. B F. Moody and others.
German Lutheran Ourch-Service at II
a. IN. by Rev j. A. Schwoy
Young MEMS Christian ASsociation.-Pray-
er meeting at the rooms at 4:30 p. m. Aims
House at $50 p. m. and Jail at p. m.
The SEMINARY ALLIANCE.-As stated III
the GAZETTE, yesterday atternoons session
of the Seminary Alliance was dispensed
with in order TO allow the members.to visit
the Theological Seminary near this city.
On reaching the Seminary, where they went
in cmnbu5es, etc the members were shown
the various objects of interest in and about
tina: institution. after which they assem-
bed in the chapel, where services were held
BIZ Mr. J. p Tyler and Rev. X. Nelson. An
address of welcome on behalf ofthe students
was then delivered by MIR. l.. kiLsolvrg,
followed by prayer By Rev. DR.. Walker.
bouutiful lunch was then served after which
the students returned 10 this city, reaching
here about o'clock.
The Alliance met again last night and
was addressed by DR.. Chamberlain, re
turned Missionary from Brazil, and Rev. A.
T. Pierson, of Philadelphia. In concluding
his address, DR.. Pierson appealed ear
nestly to the young men before him to de
vote themselves to mission work. when in
the rapid progress of the nineteenth centI-
~ continents were being opened up to civil
izalion and they could put their hands TO
the springs thai shape the deslinies OF ma
tiOns.
A prayer meeting was held in Christ
Church at 6 80 a. IN, which was addressed
by DR.. Plersou, aud by Mr.. GAniahed.
theological student from Cilicis, to>Tn not
fur from the birthplace OF 81. Paul The
meeting was led by MIR. Howard II. Russell,
oi Ober!in Seminary, and was presided over
By Mr. Snyder, of Getty sburs Over one
hundred dei, gates were present.
a, u. IN the delegates again assembled
for devotoDsi meeting. Shor' prayers and
heartily suuG hymls marked thls hour.
Mr. Meyer, If LAT caster, Was chosen TO pro
side fcs The Ga;.
At 10 o'c'otk Mr. Benson Jewall, of Bon
with the tile, What Headway is Christ
ianity Making against Mohammedansm.
Rev Dr. Nelson, editor CT Home and
Abroad, made touching address at eleven
o'clock.
Mr.. K, q. Basmsjan, an Armenian
preacher, spoke encouragiugly Of missonsin
Southern Europe.
Addresses were a!so delivered by Messrs
II Garrabed. of Cii;uia and J. A. Eakiu, OF
Smm
Mr.. Robt. Fleming, of Garrett Biblical
Institute. read u strong and well wrought
paper on The Work of the Home Ministry
for Foreign Missions"
The morning session closed with short
prayers by number of the students.
The afternoon session opened at 8 o'clock,
with devotional meeting after which
Mr. David a. Murray, of Prince
ton, read an interesting paper on The
Urgency of the Call to Foreign Missions
At 80 the business meeting began and was
in ses sion when this report closed.
Tonight Rev VIM. Elliott, D. D., of Bos.
son, will deliver an address.
The following will be the programme for
to morrow
$50 a. m, prayer meeting at Baptist
Church. 8 y. ~, conservation meeting
nj 1rlnlty Metnoolst tpiscopai Suetou
$50, p. M service and sermon at the NJ.
Z. Church South, by Rev. r. A. Goodwin,
Principal of the Bishop Payne Divinity
School," Petersburg, Va. Subject-"Ihe
Bsst Mode of Evapgelizng the Negro ;" 1.3O
D. m., addresses by missionaries and closing
meeting at Christ Church.
Notes Christianized heather, it is said,
are now coming to this country In increas
Ing numbers, TO be trained for the ministry
and to return to their several countries.
1t is impossible TO tell the number OF visi-
tors, as no record is KEEP. of those who are
not delegates.
The pulpits of many of the churches of the
city to. morrow will be filled by delegates to
the Alliance.
There is one colored delegate, b B. Tyler